Sound - Element Labs

Purpose

configs/sound.jsonc controls the sounds the map plays while it is open: which actions make a sound, and which sound each one uses. The game’s own audio is silenced separately, while the map is open. See Visual treatment.

Options

Master switch

Key	Default	Meaning
`enabled`	`true`	Whether the map plays any sound at all. `false` silences everything below.

Which actions make a sound

Each of these is a switch. It has an effect only while enabled is true.

Key	Default	Sounds when
`pan`	`true`	The camera is being dragged. The sound plays while the drag continues and follows how fast the camera is moving.
`zoom`	`true`	The camera is zooming.
`select`	`true`	A marker is selected.
`toggle`	`true`	The map opens or closes, or a tab is chosen.
`waypoint`	`true`	A destination is set.
`poi`	`true`	A point of interest is placed or removed.

Which sound each action uses

Key	Default	Applies to
`soundset`	`"HUD_FRONTEND_DEFAULT_SOUNDSET"`	The set every sound below is taken from.
`sounds.pan`	`"MAP_MOVEMENT_MOUSE"`	Dragging the camera
`sounds.zoom`	`"MAP_ZOOM"`	Zooming
`sounds.select`	`"SELECT"`	Selecting a marker
`sounds.toggle`	`"TOGGLE_ON"`	Opening, closing, choosing a tab
`sounds.waypoint`	`"WAYPOINT_SET"`	Setting a destination
`sounds.poi`	`"WAYPOINT_SET"`	Placing or removing a point of interest

Sound names come from the game’s own sets, and the name must exist in the set named by soundset. A name that is not in the set plays nothing; there is no error.

Drag sound intensity

The dragging sound rises with how fast the camera is moving. These two values set the scale.

Key	Default	Meaning
`rate.maxPixelsSqrd`	`25.0`	The amount of on-screen movement that counts as the fastest drag.
`rate.maxValue`	`5.0`	The intensity the sound reaches at that speed.

Below the first value the sound scales in proportion; at or above it, the sound stays at rate.maxValue.

Example

Keeping only the sounds that confirm an action, and silencing the continuous ones:

{
  "namespace": "sound",
  "configVersion": 1,
  "scope": "client",
  "values": {
    "pan": false,
    "zoom": false
  }
}

Silencing the map entirely:

{
  "namespace": "sound",
  "configVersion": 1,
  "scope": "client",
  "values": {
    "enabled": false
  }
}

Using a different set:

{
  "namespace": "sound",
  "configVersion": 1,
  "scope": "client",
  "values": {
    "soundset": "HUD_FRONTEND_MP_SOUNDSET",
    "sounds": {
      "select": "SELECT"
    }
  }
}

sounds is merged key by key, so the example above keeps every other sound name as shipped.

Applying changes

restart element_map

Safety

Key	Stay within	Why
`soundset` and every `sounds` value	Names that exist together in the game	A name missing from the chosen set plays nothing at all. Change the set and the names together, and check each action in game.
`rate.maxValue`	Roughly `1` to `10`	Higher makes the dragging sound reach full intensity for even small movements.
`rate.maxPixelsSqrd`	Above `0`	At `0` the dragging sound is at full intensity from the first pixel of movement.

The continuous sounds, dragging and zooming, are the ones players notice most in a long session. If you are unsure, turn those two off and leave the rest.

Configuration
Visual treatment: silencing the game’s own audio
How players use the map

​Purpose

​Options

​Master switch

​Which actions make a sound

​Which sound each action uses

​Drag sound intensity

​Example

​Applying changes

​Safety

​Related